We made known our fears that Fani-Kayode’s life was in dire danger as long as he remained in EFCC custody or in the custody of any agency of the federal government based on discreet information available to us. This is apart from the fact that his health has been badly affected since his incarceration for a whopping 67 days based on some questionable ‘detention orders’
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The EFCC officer said that the commission was at advanced stage in the investigation of some advance fee fraud cases and other financial crimes
“There are however two major things the group wanted to be investigated: Patience Jonathan and APC campaign funds.”
Asked if Tinubu would be investigated, Kwarbai said: “Anybody mentioned would be investigated.
“We don’t shield anybody
Also charged were Masters Energy Oil and Gas Ltd, Deji Somoye, Felix Eribo, Onu Ogbonnaya and Sheidu Olayinka.
During hearing on Monday,, prosecuting counsel, Henry Obiazi, informed Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye that he was under instruction to withdraw the charge against the accused
Petitions from Nigerians across religious, gender, ethnic, economic and social strata indicate that the company had over the past five years solicited and obtained deposits of more than N4 billion from the general public with promise of mouth watering interest in return
Apugo’s arrest on Friday September was sequel to a July 4, 2016 warrant issued to that effect by a Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, presided over by Justice D.E. Osiagor, after the accused failed to appear before the court to take his plea on a three count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense brought against him by the EFCC
Layonu had urged the court not to admit the document because the witness was not the one that signed and therefore not the originator citing Sections 83(1) sub 1 and 4 of the Evidence Act
It was also alleged that the documentation for transfer of ownership of the property was done such that a private company owned by the family of the first defendant (Vice Admiral Jubrin) became the buyer
Oyeyemi said that the commission had trained EFCC’s personnel on accessibility to the national data base of drivers’ licence, vehicle registration and offenders’ record to make their work easier
Salihu charged the corps members to keep up the good work and to also imbibe the Commission’s core values of Courage, Professionalism and Integrity in all their dealings
A statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, on Tuesday in Abuja said Suinner and his collaborators allegedly hijacked the email address and letterhead of a company, Greenview Development Nigeria Limited
“There are several organisations not complying with the provisions of the National Housing Fund Act and we hope that the Commission will work with the bank to promote the Act
He said in the statement, unedited: “It has become expedient for me to respond to a publication by an online platform which headlined a story claiming that I said Buhari’s Government has let me down
The petitioner, Harrison Jalla, alleged that the accused fraudulently used fictitious and non-existent names and documents to register a company that is currently managing the league
Okoroafor and his alleged accomplices were said to have at various times between 2013 and 2015 raised vouchers for payments supposedly for contract awards, salaries and independence day celebrations in the names of staff of the council, who denied receiving such funds
“I have challenged them to publish the statement made to the EFCC by Dasuki where he said he gave Senator Musiliu Obanikoro money to give me or where Obanikoro himself said he gave me money
“We read with utter shock, the statement signed by one Comrade Sulaimon, who accused Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; leadership of the Nigerian Judiciary Council, with its Panel led by Justice Ibrahim N. Auta and others of bribery and corruption in a well-planned plot to sack Justice Folahanmi Oloyede who was found guilty of bridging the ethics of her office,” the group said
In a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor opined that by publishing Dasuki’s statement, it would at least show whether the ex-NSA gave money to a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, or anybody to give him (Fayose)
She also used the opportunity to inform the EFCC boss of the Association’s first international conference coming up in November, urging him to be present and sponsor some staff of the Commission to attend
One of the methods employed by the suspected fraudster is to politely approach people having difficulty using the ATM and offering to help, only to dupe them after obtaining their personal identification numbers